The visit with Lynn and Bill Cabel flew by. They arrived on Friday, March 27th, after
spending a night in St. Vincent, then taking the ferry to Bequia. They left yesterday morning, Thursday, April
2nd; departing Cat Tales at Blue Lagoon on the main island. We had sailed them the 8+ miles from Bequia
so they at least had a little open-ocean experience in a small boat. They faced a typical convoluted trip home
yesterday: St Vincent to Barbados and then another flight home to
Fredericton. We sure hope it was worth
it.
Bill and Lynn accepted the ocean sail as they did all the
quasi-camping experience on Cat Tales: bathing
off the back, rinsing and washing with a teacup's worth of water, dinghy
splashes, sunburns and running for shades and tans, sleeping in a rocking boat
with an ear to any sound of rain to scurry to close windows over their heads. They enjoyed the hiking, the snorkeling, the
unique people (including some of our friends down here) and the slow times in
between.
Here are some pictures that may reflect what we did:
The first three are of Bill and Lynn enjoying the Firefly
restaurant pool.
Below is a pic of the Cape Bretoners: Peter and Catherine of
s/v Charlotte D. He has a nephew who
makes him custom tee shirts. The one he
wears says: "At least the war on education is going well", his own
creation.
The next is a pic of Lynn on her first foray into the
snorkelling. She started with a noodle,
moved on to a noodle-free trip, and then taught herself how to dive and clear
her snorkel. We doubt she'll say no to
her next offer of a snorkel trip. What a
trouper!
We were able to find all the fish that dazzled our previous
guests, as well as these amazing creatures:
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| Peacock Flounder |
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| Juvenile Queen Angelfish |
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| Spotted Moray Eel |
This is the biggest Octopus we've seen. Sorry there was no ruler or pencil to set
beside him/her. Dawn saw a much smaller one at this same reef a few years ago, and we're thinking it might be the same one.
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| Octopus |
And lastly, here are two pictures of the four of us, the
first taken in Varadero, Cuba, in 1988; and the second on Princess Margaret
Beach, Bequia, just this week.
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| Cuba ~ 1988 |
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| Bequia 2015 |
We're presently sitting in Blue Lagoon, St. Vincent; waiting
for Judy and Ron Roy to show their faces at the dock, a few hundred feet
away. Tomorrow morning, we'll whisk them
over to Bequia, where we'll attempt to anchor in a good location to watch the
Easter Regatta Races.
